Breast pockets for brassieres and like foundation garments



Dec. 30, 1958 J. VERREAULT 2,865,463

BREAST POCKETS FOR BRASSIERES AND LIKE FOUNDATION GARMENTS Filed Oct. 26, 1953 32772 Vrweazzlz Wm %m United States Patent O BREAST POCKETS FOR BRASSIERES AND LIKE FOUNDATION GARMENTS Joseph'Verreault, Quebec, Qnebec,-Canada, assignor to Dominion Corset Co. Ltd., Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application October 26, 1953, SerialNo. 388,332

7 Claims. (Cl. 128-5 14) This invention consists in the provision of an improved type of brassiere in which each of the breast pockets or cup sections is provided with a line of stitching spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup section and shaped to form a continuous series of reversely arranged loops having substantially the shape of the letter 1', certain of the loops being directed inwardly in the direction of the centre of the cup section and the remaining loops being directed outwardly in the direction of the outer marginal portion of the cup section.

The r shaped loop contour of the line of stitching spiralling around each of the cup sections has a number of important advantages. It eliminates breakage of the threads and provides a line of stitching which has a wide range of contraction and expansion to follow all variations of the fabric used in making the breast pocket cup sections; It gives a wide range of circumferential flexibility together with a very desirable distribution and moulding of the flesh and separates the breasts of the wearer so as to give an improved silhouette appearance. It lends itself to the provision of a brassiere in which the breast pocket cup sections present a smooth inside finish and a pleasing outer surface appearance: It also ensures that the breast pocket cup sections will retain their original shape and contour even after repeated washing.

An important feature of the invention, which contributes to the foregoing advantages, is the manner in which the component stitches of each spiral line of stitching are angled across the cup sections to provide the r shape loops.

Proceeding now to a more detailed description, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a brassiere embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in plan of a breast pocket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragment of the breast pocket detailing the manner in which the stitching is applied through the inner and outer layers of the pocket.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 generally indicates a brassiere including a front panel 6, side panels 7 and cup shaped breast pockets 8 secured to the front panel by lines of stitching 9. Each cup-shaped pocket is preformed of a double thickness of material 10 and 11 (see Fig. 3) which materials are stitched together by a line of stitching 12 spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup.

As will be seen in Fig. 3, the stitching operation is effected by means of upper and lower threads 14 and 15 which parallel each other on the outer surfaces of the adjacent materials 10 and 11. As each thread 14 and 15 pierces the materials from opposite sides thereof, one thread is looped and interlocked with the companion thread, as indicated at 16, intermediate said materials. The line of stitching on each of the surfaces is in the form of a multiplicity of closely spaced convolutions composed of stitches arranged to form a continuous series of reverselyarranged loops- 17 and 18, open ends of; certain of which are directed inwardly in the direction of the centre ofthe cup and the remainder of which are directed outwardly in'the direction of the peripheral portion of the cup.

Each of the loops 17 and 18 comprises a straight closed end 19 defined by a single long stitch and sides 20'and 21 each defined by two shorter stitches extending at a loop-forming angle with respect to the, closed end of the loop. The stitchesdefining the side 20 of one loop 17 also define the side 21 of the preceding reversely arranged loop 18, while the stitches defining the side 21 of loop 17 define the adjacent side 20 of the succeeding reversely arranged loop 18.

The stitches forming the closed end 19 of each loop 17 and 18 are inclined with reference to the centre line of the spiral stitching with the stitches defining the side 29 forming an obtuse angle with reference to its closed end 19 and the stitches defining the side 21 forming an acute angle with reference to said closed end 19 so that each loop as viewed presents substantially the contour of the small letter r as written in script form.

The arrangement of the spiral line of stitching around each of the cup sections in a continuous series or reversely arranged r shaped loops affords a wide range of contraction and expansion to the spiral stitching. This makes it possible to employ a Wide variation in the type of fabric for the breast pockets. It also gives a substantial range of circumferential flexibility to the breast pocket cups while ensuring that the cups will retain their original shape and contour, particularly after the cups have been subjected to washing.

What I claim is:

l. A foundation garment including cup-shaped breast pocket sections having outer facing and inner lining plies, said plies being secured together by a single line of stitching overlying the outer facing ply and interlocked with a duplicate line of stitching overlying the inner lining ply, said line of stitching spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup section in the form of a multiplicity of closely spaced convolutions and composed of stitches arranged to form a continuous series of loops having straight, closed ends formed by certain of the stitches and sides formed by other stitches extending at a loop-forming angle with respect to the closed ends of the loops, the loop forming stitches being arranged so that the open ends of certain of the loops face towards the centre of the cup section while the open ends of the remaining loops face towards the outer peripheral edge of the cup section.

2. A foundation garment according to claim 1, in which the stitches forming the closed end of the loops are diagonally inclined to extend at an oblique angle with reference to the outer periphery of the breast pocket with the stitches forming the sides of the loops inclined with reference to the closed ends to form an obtuse angle with the closed end of one loop and an acute angle with the closed end of an adjacent reversely arranged loop.

3. A foundation garment including cup-shaped breast pocket sections having outer facing and inner lining plies, said plies being secured together by a single staggered line of stitching overlying the outer facing ply and interlocked with a duplicate line of stitching overlying the inner lining ply, said staggered line of stitching spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup section in the formation of a plurality of reversely arranged successive loops, each loop having a closed end formed by a single long stitch and sides each formed by two shorter stitches extending at a loop forming angle to said long stitch.

4. A foundation garment according to claim 3, in which the closed-end and side-forming sitches of each 3 loop are arranged substantially along the outline contour of the small letter 1- as written in script form.

5. A foundation garment including cup-shaped breast pocket sections having outer facing and inner lining plies, said plies being secured together by a single line of stitching overlying the outer facing ply and interlocked with a duplicate line of stitching overlying/the inner lining ply, said line of stitching spiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup section in the form of a multiplicity of closely spaced convolutions and composed of stitches arranged in a continuous series of loops each having substantially the contour of the small letter r as written in script form.

6. A foundation garment according to claim 5, in which certain of the loops have their open ends facing towards the centre of the cup section while the remainder References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,393,912 Spaulding Ian. 10, 1933 2,505,579 Roseman Apr. 25, 1950 2,555,177 Wilson et al May 29, 1951 2,605,726 Proud et al. Aug. 5, 1952 2,653,557 Casas-Robert et a1 Sept. 29, 1953 2,753,564 Verreault July 10, 1956 

